Location:   Eggspectation
923 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, MD View Map     When:   Thursday, February 9, 6:00pm    Phone:   301-585-1700    "Electronic Records: Preserving Meaning, Not Just Bits" -- A Look at Some of the Risks and Challenges of NARA's Electronic Records Archives (ERA)

Speaker: Rick Rogers, CEO, Fenestra Technologies Corp.

Schedule: Networking - 6:00pm, Dinner - 6:30pm, Presentation - 7:30pm 

Program Description: Electronic records are represented in data file formats that become inaccessible over time. These data file formats, in turn, depend on access software that becomes obsolete over time. Long-term preservation of electronic records involves more than just preserving the bits in the data files--it involves preserving meaning. Electronic records preservation strategies must face this challenge, or else risk forever losing the meaning of the records of the Digital Age.

As founder and CEO of Fenestra Technologies Corporation, Rick Rogers is the visionary behind Fenestra's work with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the U.S. Bureau of the Census. As a subcontractor to Lockheed Martin (the prime contractor for NARA's ERA), he is helping to design a system to authentically preserve and provide access to any kind of electronic record, free from dependency on any specific hardware or software. Since 1992, he and his team of software developers have helped digitize the Economic Directorate of the U.S. Bureau of Census through the design, deployment and enhancements of the Generalized Instrument Design System (GIDS). Rick also served as team leader for the federal CIO Council's "E-Forms for E-Gov" pilot project in 2003, whereby key recommendations were incorporated into the Small Business Administration's Business Gateway initiative.

Cost: Online payment with credit card, available until reservation closing time, $35 @ www.armamar.org/gmd; payment at the door, cash or check only: $30 members, $35 non-members, $15 Students (Student ID required). 

Menu: Crab Cake with Steamed vegetables, Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Linguini, Linguini Primavera, Grilled Salmon with steam vegetables, 12 oz Sirloin with 2 eggs and grilled potatoes or French fries, or Steamed vegetables. All entrees include a house or Caesar salad. Sodas, Coffee and/or tea included. Cash bar available.

Reservations: Please RSVP with menu selections by 5 PM Tuesday, February 7, 2006 by sending an e-mail to [log in to unmask] or by calling the History Associates Hotline at 301-279-9126 x200. No shows and cancellations after 5:00 PM on Wednesday February 8, 2006 will be billed. For last minute information and recorded directions, or in the event of inclement weather, please call the History Associates Hotline at 301-279-9126 x200.


		
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